Abdullah ibn Shaiba

Abdullah ibn Shaiba (545-570), also known as Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib, was the father of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Biography
Abdullah was the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim, who changed his name to Abdul-Muttalib to honor his uncle Mutallib ibn Abd. Abdullah was of the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe of Mecca, and was a pagan. Many women pursued Abdullah, who was handsome, but it was believed that Allah destined for Aminah bint Wahb to be his wife. Abdullah's son Muhammad was born in 570, but Abdullah died en route to Mecca while returning from a caravan to the Gaza Strip.